Lentil Stuffed Peppers

My food cravings are actually kind of annoying. I get super obsessed with something and I eat it every single day until I stop craving it. Remember kale? Yeah. I literally ate it every day for a month. Now I haven’t touched it for over a week. Weird.

I’m still in my feta stage, but I think my new craving is on the horizon. And it’s lentils.

It’s not like I haven’t always loved them, but I’ve found myself craving them lately. So brace yourself for some lentil madness.

Why you should eat lentils:

They’re high in protein

They’re a great source of fiber

They pack in iron and other minerals

They’re cheap and taste awesome

The thing was, I bought a bunch of peppers this week because they were so pretty on sale. So I needed to use those up, but I wasn’t sure how to make it work with lentils. I love stuffed peppers, so I figured it was worth a try.

I played around with the flavors a lot, but I was happy with where this ended up!

Did you make this recipe?

How to cook lentils: 1 part lentils, 2 parts water. Boil for 30ish minutes or until soft. You can do that part ahead of time, if needed.

Ahh, dinner. And a deliciously filling one!

I threw this dinner together pretty quickly, because Conor and I were going to the Richmond Comedy Coalition, which was featuring some “special guests” from the Tumblr office here. It was hilarious.

The improv team was great, and the Tumblr people gave them some funny material to work with. They do these shows every month, with different “Richmond Famous” guests, so I’m definitely planning on going again!